Story Summary: The Environmental Defenders Network (EDEN) has criticised Borno State and federal authorities for their failure to prevent the severe flooding in Maiduguri caused by the collapse of the Alau Dam on September 10, 2024. EDEN’s Executive Director, Chima…
Anthonia Obokoh | The shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy could prevent 1.2 million deaths each year caused by pollution linked to fossil fuel combustion, according to experts. As the world marks the UN International Day of Clean Air…
Story Summary: Nnimmo Bassey Receives 2024 Wallenberg Medal: The global environmental activist and Executive Director of HOMEF is honoured with the prestigious award by the University of Michigan. Historic Lecture: Bassey is set to become the first Nigerian to deliver…
Story Summary: The Federal Government extends condolences to Borno State over floods caused by the overflow of Alau Dam in Maiduguri. Flooding has destroyed homes, infrastructure, and displaced numerous residents. Minister of Information Mohammed Idris acknowledges the hardships faced by…
By Innocent Onoh | …aims to plant 1 Million trees in 6 African countries through the partnership Restoring Nigerians forest cover to at least 25 percent by 2047, an ambitious project that started in 2017, has been boosted with the…
By Kenneth Afor | At a pivotal juncture, the United Nations, UN entity tasked with formulating guidelines for an international carbon trading system made a groundbreaking decision to bolster safeguards for environmental stewardship and the upholding of social and human…
The 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) may have come and gone but the debates and the representations by the global leaders continue to shape the path to commitments and development. In his opening remark, the UN…
The Africa Network for Environment and Economic Justice (ANEEJ) is a non-government organisation whose goal is to amplify the voice of the weak, the less privileged and marginalised groups. For the last few years we have worked with many other groups across…
10-year-old Karen hopes for “tangible outcomes” to boost climate action in Africa to emerge from the 2023 African Development Bank Annual Meetings Karen Wanjiru Kimani, a young African ambassador for the environment, has called for policies that will encourage young…
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said carbon emissions must be reduced by half before 2030 for the world to avoid a climate catastrophe, as he said “the climate bomb is ticking.” Guterres said this on Monday in a recorded…
